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Map by Conal Kelly
| 1981 Results | 1977 Results | 1973 Results |
| Votes by Party: SDLP: 4,825 (25.6%), 5 Councillors DUP: 4,534 (24.0%), 4 Councillors IIP: 1,961 (10.4%), 1 Councillor UUP: 1,861 (9.9%), 2 Councillors UUUP: 1,379 (7.3%), 1 Councillor Alliance: 466 (2.5%) U: 359 (1.9%) WPRC: 288 (1.5%) Independent: 3,196 (16.9%), 2 Councillors |
Votes
by Party: |
Votes by Party: SDLP: 5,520 (32.2%), 6 Councillors UUP: 4,623 (27.0%), 4 Councillors Un Loy: 1,749 (10.2%), 1 Councillor Rep Cl: 1,562 (9.1%), 1 Councillor VUPP: 1,083 (6.3%), 1 Councillor Alliance: 788 (4.6%) Unity: 377 (2.2%) Unionist: 355 (2.1%) Independent: 1,074 (6.3%), 1 Councillor |
| Electorate: 21,900; votes cast: 19,323; spoilt votes: 454 (2.3%); valid votes: 18,869 ()97.7%) | Electorate: 20,629; votes cast: 16,277; spoilt votes: 749 (4.6%); valid votes: 15,528 (95.4%) | Electorate: 21,249 votes cast: 17,397; spoilt votes: 266 (1.5%); valid votes: 17,131 (98.5%) |
Magherafelt A
1981 results (spreadsheet - NB includes small correction to published result)
| First Count: N. Cusker (Ind) 1,597 Mrs M. McSorley (SDLP) 920 J.I. Linton (DUP) 823 P.J. Sweeney (SDLP) 705 J.J. Kenning (UUP) 569 F.J. McKendry (SDLP) 459 P.B. McBride (SDLP) 403 F.H.E Thompson (U) 359 F. Donnelly (WPRC) 329 Mrs G. Crilly (WPRC) 137 P. Merron (Ind) 53 |
Votes by Party: SDLP: 2,487 (39.1%), 3 seats Independent: 1,650 (26.0%), 1 seat DUP: 823 (13.0%), 1 seat UUP: 569 (9.0%) WPRC: 466 (7.3%) U: 359 (5.6%) |
| Electorate: 7,247; seats: 5; votes cast: 6,483; spoilt votes: 129 (2.0%); valid votes: 6,354 (98.0%); quota: 1,060 |
1977 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: P.J. Bradely (SDLP) 1,243 P.J. Sweeney (SDLP) 690 J. Kenning (UUP/UUUC) 656 F.H. E. Thompson (UUP/UUUC) 653 F. Donnelly (Rep Cl) 560 F.J. McKendrey (SDLP) 455 Mrs P.E. Charlton (DUP/UUUC) 449 K. Murphy (Rep Cl) 193 P. Merron (Rep Cl) 99 |
Votes by Party: SDLP: 2,388 (47.8%), 2 seats UUP/UUUC: 1,309 (26.2%), 2 seats Republican Clubs: 852 (17.0%), 1 seat DUP/UUUC: 449 (10.0%) |
| Electorate: 6,775; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,283; spoilt votes: 285 (5.4%); valid votes: 4,998 (94.6%); quota: 834 |
1973 Results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: P.J. Heron (SLP) 1,168 David Campbell (Unionist) 852 Esmond Thompson (Unionist) 754 P.J. Sweeney (SDLP) 536 P. Bradley (SDLP) 526 J. Convery (Rep Cl) 401 F. Donnelly (Rep Cl) 340 W. Gribbon (Rep Cl) 322 Bridget McKeown (SDLP) 264 R.W. Shiels (Ind) 186 Andrew Davidson (Alliance) 160 P. Merron (Rep Cl) 107 Kevin Agnew (Unity) 104 |
Votes by Party: Unionist: 1,606 (28.1%), 1 seat Alliance: 160 (2.8%) SDLP: 2,494 (43.6%), 3 seats Republican Clubs: 1,170 (20.5%), 1 seat Unity: 104 (1.8) Independent: 186 (3.3%) NB "Unionist" votes tallied with UUP |
| Electorate: 7,097; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,842; spoilt votes: 122 (2.1%); valid votes: 5,720 (97.9%); quota: 954 |
Magherafelt B
1981 Results (spreadsheet - NB includes small correction to published result)
| First Count: O. Hughes (IIP) 1,961 R. Overend (UUUP) 1,070 J. Junkin (UUP) 690 T.J. MIlligan (DUP) 668 A. Montgomery (DUP) 512 F.J. Fadden (SDLP) 322 V.P. O'Neill (Ind) 300 H. McErlean (SDLP) 284 |
Votes by Party: IIP: 1,961 (33.8%), 1 seat DUP: 1,180 (20.3%), 1 seat UUUP: 1,070 (18.4%), 1 seat UUP: 690 (11.9%), 1 seat SDLP: 606 (10.4%), 1 seat Independent: 300 (5.2%) |
| Electorate: 6,702; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,985; spoilt votes: 178 (3.0%); valid votes: 5,807 (97.0%); quota: 968 |
1977 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: M.J. Hyndman (DUP/UUUC) 768 V.P. O'Neill (Ind) 685 T.E. Kelso (UUP/UUUC) 584 R. Overend (UUUP/UUUC) 525 P.J. Scullion (SDLP) 509 R.W. Shiels (UUP/UUUC) 381 J.J. Madden (SDLP) 378 D.G. Porte (UUP/UUUC) 306 M.C. Dorrity (Rep Cl) 281 F. Williams (SDLP) 227 M.G. Scullion (Rep Cl) 190 T. Smyth (Alliance) 185 I.J. Davidson (VUP) 165 |
Votes by Party: UUP/UUUC: 1,271 (24.5%), 1 seat SDLP: 1,114 (21.5%), 1 seat DUP/UUUC: 768 (14.8%), 1 seat Independent: 685 (13.2%), 1 seat UUUP/UUUC: 525 (10.1%), 1 seat Republican Clubs: 471 (9.1%) Alliance: 185 (3.6%) Vanguard Unionist Party: 165 (3.2%) |
| Electorate: 6,656; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,376; spoilt votes: 192 (3.6%); valid votes: 5,184 (96.4%); quota: 865 |
1973 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: T.E. Kelso (Unionist) 1,172 I.J. Davidson (VUPP) 1,083 V.P. O'Neill (Ind) 888 P.J. Scullion (SDLP) 737 J.J. Madden (SDLP) 614 D.G. Porte (Unionist) 471 T.J. Johnston (Unionist) 382 John Stewart (Alliance) 190 Harry McCoy (Unity) 101 |
Votes by Party: VUPP: 1,083 (19.2%), 1 seat Unionist: 2,025 (35.9%), 2 seats Alliance: 190 (3.4%) SDLP: 1,351 (24.0%), 1 seat Unity: 101 (1.8%) Independent: 888 (15.8%), 1 seat NB "Unionists" tallied with UUP |
| Electorate: 6,838; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,695; spoilt votes: 57 (1.0%); valid votes: 5.638 (99.0%); quota: 940 |
Magherafelt C
1981 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: Rev. W. McCrea (DUP) 2,248 B. Murphy (Ind) 1,208 W.J. Conaghan (SDLP) 696 R. Gribben (SDLP) 638 M. O'Neill (SDLP) 398 W.A. Lees (UUP) 346 E. Caldwell (UUUP) 309 W.M. Brennen (Alliance) 288 G. MIller (DUP) 283 J. Artt (UUP) 256 J.C. Gregg (Ind) 38 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 2,531 (37.7%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,732 (25.8%), 1 seat Independent: 1,246 (18.6%), 1 seat UUP: 602 (9.0%), 1 seat UUUP: 309 (4.6%) Alliance: 288 (4.3%) |
| Electorate: 7,951; seats: 5; votes cast: 6,855; spoilt votes: 147 (2.1%); valid votes: 6,708 (97.9%); quota: 1,119 |
1977 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: Rev. R.T.W. McCrea (DUP/UUUC) 1,322 W.J. Conaghan (SDLP) 814 M. O'Neill (SDLP) 783 T.J. Bradley (UUP) 547 W.M. Brennen (Alliance) 468 G.E. MIller (DUP/UUUC) 358 J.J. Walsh (SDLP) 352 R. Ditty (UUUP/UUUC) 260 Mrs R. Speer (UUUP/UUUC) 187 W.G. Galway (UPNI) 181 G.K. Logue (Alliance) 74 |
Votes by Party: SDLP: 1,949 (36.5%), 2 seats DUP/UUUC: 1,680 (31.4%), 2 seats UUP: 547 (10.2%), 1 seat UUUP/UUUC: 447 (8.4%) Alliance: 542 (10.1%) UPNI: 181 (3.4%) |
| Electorate: 7,198; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,618; spoilt votes: 272 (4.8%); valid votes: 5,346 (95.2%); quota: 892 |
1973 results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: William McCrea (Un Loy) 1,639 A.J. Larkin (SDLP) 992 W.G. Galway (UUP) 441 Thomas Bradley (UUP) 379 Michael O'Neill (SDLP) 377 R.A. Brown (Unionist) 355 H.P. Walls (SDLP) 306 W.G. Wade (Alliance) 301 Mrs M. Devlin (Rep Cl) 265 William Lees (UUP) 172 L. Dupari (Alliance) 137 M. McKenna (Rep Cl) 127 James Palmer (Un Loy) 110 Michael James O'Neill (Unity) 96 William G. Mulholland (Unity) 76 |
Votes by Party: United Loyalist: 1,749 (30.3%), 1 seat SDLP: 1,675 (29.0%), 2 seats UUP: 992 (17.2%), 2 seats Alliance: 438 (7.6%) Republican Clubs: 392 (6.8%) Unionist: 355 (6.1%) Unity: 172 (3.0%) |
| Electorate: 7,314; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,860; spoilt votes: 87 (1.5%); valid votes: 5,773 (98.5%); quota: 963 |
Local council election results from 1973 to 1983: Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down | Dungannon | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane
Local
council election results from 1985 to 1989: Antrim | Ards | Armagh
| Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down
| Dungannon | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane
Local council election results from 1993 to 2011: Antrim | Ards
| Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus
| Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry
| Down | Dungannon
| Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady
| Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry
and Mourne | Newtownabbey
| North Down | Omagh | Strabane
Results from 1983 to 1995 for each seat: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | Upper Bann
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